The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
JAKARTA, 9 November 2021 – Viet Nam’s Ministry for Planning and Industry organised its second framing workshop on 27 October. The workshop was part of the “Handbook for Implementing International Investment Commitments – Stage One: Pilot in Viet Nam” project. The Handbook itself will be f
JAKARTA, 9 November 2021 – Infrastructure Asia, the Lead Implementing Body for Sustainable Infrastructure (LIB-SI), and the ASEAN Secretariat, co-organised a public discussion on the Future of Infrastructure: Shaping Asia’s Sustainability Focus yesterday, online and in-person in Singapor
JAKARTA, 9 November 2021 – The 2022 ASEAN Artists Residency Programme has been announced in partnership with Maybank Foundation and Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF).
The special edition of the residency will allow for two Southeast Asian artists to participate in a month-long res
JAKARTA, 8 November 2021 –ASEAN and Germany reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen relations by exploring new opportunities for cooperation at the 5th ASEAN-Germany Development Committee (AG-DPC) Meeting held via videoconference on 5 November.
At the Meeting, ASEAN and G
GLASGOW/JAKARTA, 8 November 2021 – The ASEAN Secretariat, supported by the Measurable Action for Haze-Free Sustainable Land Management in Southeast Asia (MAHFSA) Programme and the Sustainable Use of Peatland and Haze Mitigation in ASEAN (SUPA) Component 1 Programme, held two side events at
JAKARTA, 5 November 2021 – Today, the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Investment concluded a two-day Forum on Sustainable Investment in ASEAN, held virtually. Hosted by the ASEAN Secretariat, the forum served as a platform to exchange information and best practices on initiatives to promote su
JAKARTA, 5 November 2021 – The ASEAN Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Guidelines for Consumer Protection was launched in October 2021. The steady increase of cross-border trade within ASEAN has prompted the region to adopt a harmonised and unified approach to ADR.
The guidelines were de
JAKARTA, 5 November 2021 – Yesterday, the ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection launched the 2nd edition of the Handbook on ASEAN Consumer Protection Laws and Regulations.
First released in 2018, the latest edition provides an update on the current progress of implementing the ASEAN Strateg
